ذَخِيرَةُ أَخْبارِ الجَزِيرَة قَدْ غَدَتْ

ذَخِيرَةُ أَخْبارِ الجَزِيرَة قَدْ غَدَتْ

لَدَيَّ وَهَلْ مِثْلُ الذَّخِيرَةِ مِنْ ذُخْرِ

لَدَيَّ وَهَلْ مِثْلُ الذَّخِيرَةِ مِنْ ذُخْرِ

The treasury of al-Jazira’s chronicles has now come

The store of news about the peninsula has now

into my possession—and is there any treasure like this treasury?

Become abundant for me, and is there any store like it for hoarding?

فَقُلْ لابْنِ يَحْيَى قَدْ دَلَلْتَ عَلَى الّتي

فَقُلْ لابْنِ يَحْيَى قَدْ دَلَلْتَ عَلَى الّتي

هِيَ الشَّهْوَةُ الشَّهْواءُ للذّهْنِ والفِكْرِ

هِيَ الشَّهْوَةُ الشَّهْواءُ للذّهْنِ والفِكْرِ

So tell Ibn Yahya: you have pointed to the one

So say to the son of Yahya, you have pointed out her

who is the ardent desire of mind and thought.

Who is the passionate desire, the passionate for the mind and thought.

وقُلْ للّذِي يَهْوَى لِقاهَا تَصَبُّراً

وقُلْ للّذِي يَهْوَى لِقاهَا تَصَبُّراً

ويا رُبّما يسْتَوْجَبُ الوَصْلُ بالصّبْرِ

ويا رُبّما يسْتَوْجَبُ الوَصْلُ بالصّبْرِ

And tell whoever longs to meet her: be patient!

And say to him who ardently desires to meet her, have patience,

And oh, union may well be earned through patience.

And perhaps union will be deserved through patience.